Bernie Sanders proposes banning ‘superintelligence’ and putting violators in prison

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Senators Bernie Sanders and Greg Casar have introduced the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, which seeks to outlaw the development of artificial superintelligence due to risks of mass destruction and governmental overthrow. Violators could face up to 20 years in prison, and the bill would also pause the development of advanced AI frontier models.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) have introduced new legislation that would ban anyone from developing artificial superintelligence - a technology the bill describes as capable of the "destruction or disempowerment of humanity," including by overthrowing the government. Under the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, AI leaders would face up to 20 years in prison for violating the law. The bill doesn't just ban the more powerful artificial superintelligence; it would also pause the development of advanced AI systems, which lawmakers classify as frontier models trained on a specific threshold of data. The law would only … Read the full story at The Verge.